HISPASAT will broadcast the presidential debate between Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez in Europe and Latin America

 The satellite Hispasat 1E will distribute the signal of the debate between the two candidates for the Spanish presidency, to be put on by Spain's Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Madrid, 11 December 2015.- Spanish telecommunications satellite operator HISPASAT will be in charge of distributing, through Telefonica Servicios Audiovisuales, the signal of the programme "Cara a Cara 2015”, the presidential debate between Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez to be held next Monday evening, 14 December, which is produced by the Spanish Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

This will enable the debate, moderated by Manuel Campo Vidal, to be seen in Europe and Latin America via a transponder of Hispasat 1E, which offers coverage in both regions. Thanks to the capacity offered by HISPASAT, interested television, radio, press and Internet media in these regions will have live access to the signal of the presidential debate.

This same satellite, H1E, is used to transmit the main Spanish television channels distributed in Latin America, such as TVE Internacional, TVE 24 horas, Star TVE HD, Antena 3 Internacional, and the international channels of the regional Basque (EITB) and Galician (TVGA) television companies. Likewise, starting this coming January viewers in Latin America will also be able to enjoy the channels Atres Series and Hola TV.

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HISPASAT Group is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, where its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. The Group is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value

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